Proverbs 2:16
To take you out of the power of the strange woman, who says smooth words with her tongue;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
In Context
15Whose ways are not straight, and whose footsteps are turned to evil:
17Who is false to the husband of her early years, and does not keep the agreement of her God in mind:
Cross References
Genesis 39:3And his master saw that the Lord was with him, making everything he did go well.
Judges 14:17And all the seven days of the feast she went on weeping over him; and on the seventh day he gave her the answer, because she gave him no peace; and she sent word of it to the children of her people.
Proverbs 5:3For honey is dropping from the lips of the strange woman, and her mouth is smoother than oil;
Proverbs 7:5So that they may keep you from the strange woman, even from her whose words are smooth.
Proverbs 23:27For a loose woman is a deep hollow, and a strange woman is a narrow water-hole.
Proverbs 29:5A man who says smooth things to his neighbour is stretching out a net for his steps.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 2:11-22
The Benefits Conferred by Wisdom. 10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; 11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: 12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things; 13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; 14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked; 15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths: 16 To deliver thee from the strange… Read the whole commentary →